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re: Dumb question, if a helicopter hovers in place for an hour, will it be a time zone over?
Posted on 3/27/23 at 8:51 pm to jlovel7
Posted on 3/27/23 at 8:51 pm to jlovel7
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Without knowing any more physics. If a helicopter hovers in place and the earth rotates beneath it at one revolution per 24 hours, can a hovering helicopter end up going from the east coast to the west coast just by hovering for 3 hours?
No, hovering is maintaining a ground speed of 0. You would need to figure out the ground speed of latitude you are at to keep up with the rotation of the earth. You would need a jet at the equator, you could walk it at the poles, at the pole itself, it would be effectively 0, so your hover and maintaining rotational speed would be the same. So yes at the poles.
This post was edited on 3/27/23 at 8:54 pm
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Posted on 3/27/23 at 9:22 pm to jlovel7
does a building hit you if you stay in the sand spot for 24 hrs?
Wtf you smoking OP lol
Wtf you smoking OP lol
Posted on 3/27/23 at 9:24 pm to jlovel7
I think OP is referring to geosynchronous orbit. Wouldn’t want to do that in a helicopter though.
Posted on 3/27/23 at 9:36 pm to IndianPower
quote:This is a flat earther. This is the stupid shite they argue about.
That is the stupidest $hit i have ever read.
Posted on 3/27/23 at 9:39 pm to jlovel7
You are still in the gravitational pull, or else you wouldn't need to create resistance for an hour.
Posted on 3/27/23 at 9:50 pm to jlovel7
Let's think this one out:
The earth is spinning at ~ 1,040 miles per hour at the equator which means that in 1 second it spins 0.29 miles which equals 1,531 feet in 1 second.
So, are you telling me that if you jump in the air for 1 second, you will move east to west 1,531 feet? Same would apply to a hovering helicopter.
The earth is spinning at ~ 1,040 miles per hour at the equator which means that in 1 second it spins 0.29 miles which equals 1,531 feet in 1 second.
So, are you telling me that if you jump in the air for 1 second, you will move east to west 1,531 feet? Same would apply to a hovering helicopter.
Posted on 3/27/23 at 10:05 pm to Lokistale
The OT never disappoints.
Posted on 3/27/23 at 10:19 pm to Tantal
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Only if the atmosphere weren't rotating with it. I'm no physicist, but the earth rotates at about 1,000 mph. If the air weren't rotating with with the land, pretty much everything would be destroyed by 1,000 mph winds.
This is partly correct. The helicopter starts out moving at the same speed as the Earth's rotation with the air basically doing the same (except for wind). So the helicopter either needs to accelerate to 1,000 mph faster or slower than the Earth's rotation. I.e., the helicopter needs to fly fast enough to cross a time zone - hovering won't do it . . . unless, there's the bear is white or something like that.
Posted on 3/27/23 at 10:43 pm to Jimbeaux
quote:Take that chopper to the South Pole and fly in circles. You just invented time travel
Depends on the latitude.
Posted on 3/27/23 at 11:38 pm to Jor Jor The Dinosaur
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You just invented time travel
Altitude and one’s relation to mass does affect time and was proven.
Einstein’s Theory Proven Correct
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